When dealing with a high-end industrial digital scale, the wealth of dynamic features can give way to awe and intimidation. Set up of these machines is generally very user friendly. For example, Textual and numeric information can be entered using the 0 - 9 numeric keypad, to track set points for batching, descriptions for parts counting, and layouts for printed labels, as described in detail in instruction manuals. There is even optional Windows based software that allows the data to be exported to other applications such as spreadsheets, or databases. Still, many users find themselves in a quandary when events do not go as planned or when readouts fail to provide the expected information. The first step a digital scale owner should take is [+]

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The primary purpose of industrial scales is to simply weigh objects. How much of each chemical is being fed into this mixture? How much do those boxes weigh that are being loaded onto the truck? How many metal stampings are in the container? However, sometimes, it is just as important to collect this weight data from electronic scales as it is to do the actual weighing. It may be useful to keep track of how quickly the inventory of metal stampings is being used, what the total weight is of each truck that is leaving the warehouse, and the total quantity of chemicals that is used over the course of the week.

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The weight values that are shown on the indicator of an industrial scale are of critical importance to the scale operator. A bench scale may be weighing small packages. Or a parts counting scale may be determining the number of parts in a container. Larger drum scales and platform scales may be determining the amount of liquid in a tank or dewar or drum. And large floor scales will be weighing totes, pallets and large tanks. Besides reading the weight information, the operator of the electronic scale can also perform certain control functions, such as applying a tare weight, zeroing the weight on the scale, and choosing the units of measurement, such as pounds or kilos. While it is required and expected that all digital scales provide all of this functionality [+]

Weighing heavy items in an industrial environment call for an industrial scale that is both rugged, and easy to use. It is interesting to consider how many different types of items must be weighed within almost any manufacturing or distributing organization. These can include cartons of finished products, individual assemblies or components, pails or drums or tanks of liquids, or almost anything else than can be imagined. Factories and warehouses are not known for being kind and gentle with the equipment they are using. This includes their electronic scales. If they are loaded by hand, heavy weights may be dropped directly onto the platform scale. Alternatively, they may be loaded using pallet jacks or forklifts which may bang against the digital scale. It may be necessary to move the platform scale around the factory floor, generally without any consideration for its [+]